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NGC1484

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 3:54:17.4
Declination: -36:58:15
Constellation: ERI
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, L, E, vgvlbM
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 1484

18" (12/30/08): faint, thin edge-on ~6:1 E-W, 1.5'x0.25', low even surface brightness with no noticeable core.  Located at the SE edge of the Fornax I cluster.